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There are many approaches to using digital technology to promote medication adherence, from tiny sensors embedded in pills to Bluetooth-connected pill boxes, to simple reminder apps.
Encino, California-based mPulse Mobile has raised an additional $8.
Health kiosk company higi has raised $40 million from its existing investors.
San Francisco-based Healthline Media, a consumer health website, raised $95 million from Summit Partners as part of a spin-off from its parent company, Healthline Networks.
France-based Kolibree, which has developed a smartphone-connected electric toothbrush, raised $4 million from SOSV, SEB Alliance, Innovacom, Cap Horn, and Dental Investment Group for Health.
UK-based video visits company Push Doctor has raised $8.
Hometeam, a senior-focused, home care company, has raised $27.
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based telemedicine company Zipnosis has raised $17 million in a round led by Safeguard Scientifics with participation from Ascension Ventures as well as existing investors Fairview Health Services, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Arthur Ventures, Waterline Ventures and Omphalos Ventures.
According to StartUp Health’s year-end report, digital health funding is down from 2014.
Baltimore, Maryland-based WellDoc has raised $22 million in a round led by Samsung Ventures and Merck Global Health Innovation (GHI) Fund with participation from Adage Capital Management, Excel Venture Management, Alexandria Venture Investments and Hudson River Capital Partners.